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On October 24, 2008, performance artist Laurie Anderson (in Berkeley, California) joined musician/poet Lou Reed (in Barcelona, Spain) via the internet to perform the works of Catalan poets Brossa, Espriu, Carner and Vinyoli. The 45 minute live performance, in English, as experienced last year at the Made in Catalunya event in New York City, was presented by KOSMOPOLIS International Literature Fest; video performance, produced by Cal Performances, University of California at Berkeley. View this poetry reading now.
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"The reigning performance artist of her time" (Boston Globe), Laurie Anderson enjoys international fame for multimedia presentations in which she casts herself in roles as varied as visual artist, composer, poet, photographer, filmmaker, electronics whiz, vocalist, and instrumentalist. Her remarkable Homeland consists of a series of songs and stories that create a poetic and political portrait of contemporary American culture. Conceived as one long piece of music, Homeland moves through many worlds—from Greek tragedy to American business models—addressing the current obsession with fear, violence, and security.
Commissioned in part by The Barbican Centre, London; Cal Performances at UC Berkeley; Luminato Festival of Arts and Creativity, Toronto; Melbourne International Arts Festival; Society for the Performing Arts, Houston, Texas; University of Florida, Gainesville.
Sponsored by: 
Patron Sponsor Joan Roebuck, in Honor of Robert Cole
Learn more about this event in the Annual San Francisco Chronicle Fall Arts Preview.
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Program Notes
Program notes are available online. [PDF]
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Audio Clips
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Short Fall
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Lost Art of Conversation
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Transitory Life
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Education/Community Events
Free Speech: New Media, Performance and Democracy: A Conversation with Laurie Anderson
Sat, Oct 25, 2-3:30 pm, Wheeler Auditorium
Free & open to the public, no tickets required
Presented in association with the Art, Technology and Culture Colloquium at UC Berkeley
Ken Goldberg of the Berkeley Center for New Media and multi-media artist Laurie Anderson exchange ideas about politics, technology, and art, in conjunction with Anderson's performance of Homeland.
Free Video Performance!
Made in Catalunya with Lou Reed and
Laurie Anderson
On October 24, 2008, performance artist Laurie Anderson (in Berkeley, California) joined musician/poet Lou Reed (in Barcelona, Spain) via the internet to perform the works of Catalan poets Brossa, Espriu, Carner and Vinyoli. The 45 minute live performance, in English, as experienced last year at the Made in Catalunya event in New York City, was presented by KOSMOPOLIS International Literature Fest; video performance, produced by Cal Performances, University of California at Berkeley. View this poetry reading now.
Learn More: Read the SF Gate article on Made in Catalunya
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Parking Alerts: Parking may be a problem on campus for the Sat, Oct 25, performance due to a Cal Football game. Please see our Parking Alert section for more information.
Artists links: Laurie Anderson site
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